���Intraday, pivot is at 2770 which if broken can slide to 2735 points. Crucial support in declines is at 2672-2685 points. A decisive break of it would spell more trouble for the Bulls. They need to sustain above 2872 to turn the today���s odds in their favour. Resistance is at 2985-3015 points. It���s a traders market; follow open positions with a trailing stop loss,��� advises Religare Securities.

US stocks fell on Monday on concerns of an accelerating global slowdown. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 223.73 points, or 2.63 per cent, at 8,273.58, Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 22.55 points, or 2.58 per cent, at 850.74 and the Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 34.80 points, or 2.29 per cent, at 1,482.05.

Stocks across Asia drifted lower tracking the downdraft in regional markets with issues beaten down across the board by worries over a protracted global recession. The Nikkei lost 0.5 per cent, the broader Topix fell 0.26 per cent, Hang Seng tumbled 2.46 per cent and Straits Times slipped 1.8 per cent.